The Glorious Revolution (British History in Perspective) - Softcover

Cruickshanks, Eveline

 
9780312230098: The Glorious Revolution (British History in Perspective)

Synopsis


This radical reassessment of the origins, circumstances and impact of the Revolution of 1688-89 takes a fresh look at the Glorious Revolution in its parliamentary, religious, and economic context and places it in its European setting. Eveline Cruickshanks argues that James II was a revolutionary king and that the Revolution eventually enabled Britain to become a world power.


This radical reassessment of the origins, circumstances and impact of the Revolution of 1688-89 takes a fresh look at the Glorious Revolution in its parliamentary, religious, and economic context and places it in its European setting. Eveline Cruickshanks argues that James II was a revolutionary king and that the Revolution eventually enabled Britain to become a world power.

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Eveline Cruickshanks is a Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research.

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